2007-01-24 13:33:57 · 17 answers · asked by deedeegleason 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Save Our Ship
2007-01-24 13:41:12 · answer #1 · answered by ddm 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"From the beginning, the SOS distress signal has actually consisted of a continuous sequence of three-dots/three-dashes/three-dots, all run together without letter spacing. In International Morse Code, three dots form the letter S, and three dashes make the letter O, so "SOS" became an easy way to remember the correct order of the dots and dashes. In modern terminology, SOS is a "procedural signal" or "prosign", and the formal way to show that there are no internal spaces when it is sent is to write it with a bar above the letters, i.e. SOS.
In popular usage, SOS became associated with phrases such as "Save Our Ship," "Save Our Souls," "Survivors On Ship," "Save Our Sailors" "Stop Other Signals" and "Send Out Sailors". However, these phrases were a later development, most likely used to help remember the correct letters—something known as a backronym."
2007-01-24 22:08:38 · answer #2 · answered by Lirrain 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
S.O.S. means Save Our Ship
2007-01-24 21:42:30 · answer #3 · answered by kittycat lover 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It actually doesn't stand for anything. It's a morse code distress signal consisting of three dots, three dashes, and three dots with no spaces in between. SOS was just a kind of memory trick to remember the order. Wikipedia has a lot about some adopted meanings and things if you want to know more.
2007-01-24 22:19:43 · answer #4 · answered by danamarin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save Our Ship
2007-01-24 22:11:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Save our Ship
2007-01-24 21:41:21 · answer #6 · answered by Jeff C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My father was a career military serviceman and he always told us that SOS was an abbreviation for "sh*t on a shingle" or "same old sh*t", the slang term(s) that servicemen used for the mess hall food items of creamed ground beef on toast or creamed chipped beef on toast.
My husband was a Marine for four years and he, too, agrees with this. Thus, another interpretation for SOS.
2007-01-25 01:55:08 · answer #7 · answered by pinky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In all actuality, it doesn't stand for anything!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.O.S.
The "Save Our Souls" or "Save Our Ship"
was simply created to help people remember it, so it has no 'official'
meaning.
2007-01-24 21:48:56 · answer #8 · answered by Ammy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
According to what? Depends on what u talking about.
Whateva i pick is
Secretary of State
2007-01-26 04:29:30 · answer #9 · answered by 20*~♥~ NuBianQu33n~♥~*08 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
save our ship... it was made for ships in distress out at sea, because morse code for it is either dot dash dot or dash dot dash
hope this helps!
2007-01-24 21:43:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋